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Cheval Residences is as British as tea time! Come and discover London with us. After inhalable vitamins and caffeine, a gourmet tea shop in London has created breathable tea that’s supposed to deliver antioxidant properties more quickly to the bloodstream. Created by Camellia’s Tea House and spotted by trend hunter Springwise , the vaporized tea experience was demonstrated at the Experimental Food Society Spectacular 2013 this month, a group that fronts creative, culinary pioneers and “food magicians.” For the breathable tea, the beverage was vaporized and served as a smoky gas which testers could inhale through a straw — an alternative tea experience billed as a way to avoid burned tongues and deliver the drink’s health benefits more effectively. Camellia’s Tea House describes itself as an artisanal shop where loose leaf teas are hand blended. Opened by a sister and brother duo with combined backgrounds in homeopathy and molecular biology, the tea boutique takes a t...

What are the best things to do in London that no one knows about? We got you curious right? Ian Wright is a Canadian expat living London since September 2010 and a Londoner in the heart. His love for the city and curiosity made him ask himself and others, what were London's little secrets. We found it rather interesting, check it out: The London Eye - "Between 3am and 4am (usually, weather permitting), the London Eye is put in to a self-cleaning cycle and rotates at about 6RPM. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but that’s one revolution every 10 seconds! It gets all the rain, dust, grime etc off, all the mud etc ends up in the thames. They don’t “offically” allow you to ride it in this time, but slipping the cleaners (who aren’t the normal ride operators) £20 will get you on one of the pods. It’s a hell of a rush but it's only a matter of time until someone gets hurt and they stop this." Celebrity Spotting -  "Celebrity Spotting in London is a ...

Cheval Knightsbridge is a few stations from Soho. Packed with pictures of icons, stars and stylers, and not adverse to some greetings cards humour, this shop is a good option for cards for any occasion. But why settle for a card when you can write all over a 12 inch Elvis stand-up? In the Vintage Magazine Shop , magazines, comics, adverts and posters make for great presents with the retro appeal of a by-gone era. There are also regular signings by celebrities from stage and screen, Joanna Lumley, Britt Ekland and George Lazenby among them. A fun shop for a fun browse.  Including all the, t-shirts, mags, and other bits and bobs that this shop sells, the all time favourite must be the film posters.  As a film lover of all films, and especially old ones, you'll love to know where to find a good old classic original poster.   This particular shop includes film posters from titles such as Vertigo, the Goonies, Blow Up, Dracula and many more.  Each posters w...

Cheval Phoenix House is near +Harrods . The Parisian shoe designer Christian Louboutin has taken another look at the ‘nude’ shoe, and is offering customers a choice of colors to match their skin tone, part of a growing trend. For a long time we’ve been describing shoes (and other clothing items) as ‘nude’, without thinking twice about what exactly ‘nude’ means, when for plenty of luxury consumers, so-called ‘nude’ items provide certain contrast to their own nude skin tone. With the new collections, Les Nudes, Christian Louboutin has stepped in with a range of new nude shoes, hitting select stores this month, designed to more fully match a range of human skin colors. Five classic Louboutin styles (including the celebrity red carpet favorite, the Pigalle model) have been reimagined in five new nude shades from a light blush to a dark chestnut color. "This collection offers a spectrum of nude, re-imagining the perception of the color as a pale blush, and introd...

standart.uk Cheval Thorney Court is near Gymkhana Indian Restaurant Gymkhana is inspired by the Colonial Indian gymkhana clubs, and this is certainly reflected in the colonial style interiors of dark wood, marble, ceiling fans and black and white photographs of proud looking Indian businessmen from the time. If you’re visiting Gymkhana for dinner, insist you sit downstairs where the clubby, subdued lighting really comes into play. Pick a booth and look out onto the bar sending out beautifully coloured cocktails from a creative list on ornate silver trays. The menu consists of bar snacks, Kebabs and Tikkas, Game and Chops, Curry and Biryani and Sabzi (side) dishes. The impressively large-scale menu allows for lots of ordering, and sharing is definitely the way to go here. Highlights are plentiful, but particular stars are the Keralan Moilee Mussels served with Curry Leaf and Garlic Naan – so good we had to order a second naan to soak up the sauce. Lasooni Wild Tig...

Cheval Knightsbridge is close to Choccywoccydoohdah London in Carnaby. Why it took us so long to talk about this place is beyond our understanding. And we are sorry for that. But if you love chocolate you will forgive us, because this tip is better than winning Willy Wonka's golden ticket. Choccywoccydoodah  is more than just a chocolate shop. This London chocolate emporium has a ground floor shop selling creations to take home today as well as feature pieces to inspire bespoke orders. Heading up one floor there is a chocolate cafe where you can indulge your cravings and at the top of the building there is The Secret Room - a chocolate boudoir that can be booked for private events. The Shop The exterior of the building is painted black and the interior is all bright red making many raise comparisons and concerns with sex shop styling but this is a chocolate fantasyland. The Choccywoccydoodah cakes and 'sculptured fantasies' are outrageous in size and s...

Cheval Hyde Park Gate is a classic, just like the Ray Ban Aviator Ray-Ban's legendary Aviator sunglasses will soon be available in an exceptionally luxurious edition, with frames made from solid 18-karat gold. Launched in 1937, Ray-Ban's Aviator frames were initially designed for US Air Force pilots, who wore them for maximum protection from the sun's rays on high altitude flights. Today, the brand's Aviator model is an iconic accessory worn by men and women alike. Ray-Ban has presented a number of variations on the original design over the years, using different materials and colors. This November the brand will launch Aviators with a solid 18-karat gold frame. The polarized G-15 crystal lenses are also of exceptionally high quality. Only 1,200 pairs of these exclusive and luxurious sunglasses will be produced. The model will be available from November for about £2370. Recommended by Cheval Residences - Serviced Apartments London The best alt...

Hutong London in the Shard Cheval Calico House is 5 minutes away from The Shard.  London has one of the most exciting restaurant scenes in the world right now. New restaurants are opening all the time and famous chefs have travelled to the capital to try their luck. London has it all.  This is John Gregory-Smith’s guide to the best high-end asian cuisine restaurants in London. Chinese at Hutong Step out of the lift and up the stairs to the 33rd floor of The Shard and into Hutong , which boasts panoramic views of the city through its floor to ceiling windows. The menu is classic Sichuan with other Northern Chinese dishes – The Peking duck is fantastic and the shredded chicken with Sichuan coriander and pepper dressing is tongue-numbingly good. Indian at Tamarind This subterranean Michelin starred Indian restaurant is one of London’s finest. The interior at Tamarind is chic and simple but the food is sublime. The chaat, a classic street food dish, is ...

The Gilbert Scott is a true British classic. Set in one of the most architecturally dramatic buildings in London, the dining room has an overwhelming sense of grandeur and occasion, yet manages to be elegantly casual at the same time. Although located in the same building as the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel at St Pancras International station, this is not a pit stop, a conduit or the start of a journey: this is a destination in itself. The Gilbert Scott is the second restaurant from celebrated chef Marcus Wareing, but don’t expect Michelin-style finesse and ceremony – this is a British brasserie, with a menu of historic and nostalgic British dishes. The starters include Brown and Forrest smoked salmon with oatmeal soda bread, crispy pig’s head with laverbread mayonnaise, pickled cockles, and sea herbs and venison terrine with Somerset cider chutney. Highlights from the main courses include an intensely flavoured braised oxtail and nutmeg mash, veal schnitzel with fr...

Cheval Hyde Park Gate is in the heart of London. L'Enclume in Cartmel took the top spot for the first time, beating Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck in Berkshire into second place. Editors of “The Good Food Guide” gave the restaurant in The Lake District’s Cartmel top honors in the 2014 edition of the restaurant review guide for using fresh, seasonal and organic ingredients plucked straight from its own six-acre farm. Chef Simon Rogan’s farm-to-table restaurant L’Enclume is set in a medieval village in the bucolic English countryside. The guide's consultant editor Elizabeth Carter said "His fantastic way with seasonal ingredients from the Cumbrian land and coast brings dishes that are a joyful celebration of this county's magnificent diversity." Chef Simon Rogan said the title was something he had always dreamed of. Since opening in 2002, the restaurant has earned two Michelin stars. Tasting menus change every day and hinge on the...

Cheval Gloucester Park is close to smallcarBIGCITY tours. We, at Cheval Residences, always say: the best way to discover London is to do things like a londoner would do. And when it comes to riding a car, nothing is more english than a Mini Cooper. So why not a London private tour in a Mini Cooper, with someone ready to tell you all about this great city that is London? Stylish right? The Small Car Big City does exactly that. With tours from 30min to 2h, prepare to fell like a real londoner inside this iconic car. With a fleet of beautifully presented classic Mini Coopers to take you round all of the sights for the ultimate guided tour of London! The Great Escape Tour covers every sight in London - Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, St Pauls Cathedral and many more that you have yet to discover. You can even learn about the royal couple in London on the William and Kate Tour.  If your feeling like an adventure, get your team toget...

Cheval Calico House is close to The Shard. The London Restaurant Festival , taking place from 3 to 21 October 2013, is a celebration of London’s diverse and accomplished restaurant and food and drink scene. The city is widely regarded as one of the hottest restaurant destinations in the world at the moment, which is certainly something to celebrate. This year, the London Restaurant Festival has teamed up with a host of stars, including Gizzi Erskine, Jonathan Ross, Jason Atherton, Angela Hartnett and Theo Randall. Approximately 350 London restaurants will take part in the festival, where special menus will be created offering excellent value lunches and dinners, enabling Londoners to try a variety of different restaurants throughout the festival. Another big part of the London Restaurant Festival is the events and restaurant-hopping tours, including the Tapas Tours, Cicchetti Trails and Japanese Journeys, where you can have a dish and a drink in each of six particip...

Cheval Hyde Park Gate is close to many historical sites, including the iconic Westminster Abbey. From the 12th to the 15th September 2013, Europe will have the European Heritage Days . But what is it?  Heritage Open Days or European Heritage Days (EHD) is an annual programme that offers opportunities to visit buildings, monuments and sites, many of which are not normally accessible to the public. It aims to widen access and foster care for architectural and environmental heritage. These events are also known as Doors Open Days and Open Doors Days. A little history? The event began in France in 1984, with La Journée Portes Ouvertes, sponsored by the Ministry of Culture. In 1985, in Granada, at the 2nd European Conference of Ministers responsible for Architectural Heritage, the French Minister of Culture proposed that the project be internationalised under the Council of Europe. The Netherlands held their first Open Monumentendag in 1987. Sweden and the Republic of ...

Oxford Street Cheval Phoenix House has a great location for a good shopping day in London We already talked about how great all the departments stores in London are and how they are perfect for a good shopping spree ( post here ), but what if you don't feel like staying inside a store?  London has great shopping streets , with stores for every taste, size and budget. The british style is famous: woolen, tartan, tweed and cotton are greatly appreciated, not to mention prints of known brands like Laura Ashley and Liberty. Other items are the region's traditional soaps, floral perfumes, antiques and porcelain. Oxford Street is a great starting point, with over 300 stores, the most part belonging to large international chains. Oxford Street is also home to many department stores, none of which is more famous than +Selfridges Co . There is also a wide selection of bars, restaurants and cafes. Liberty Regent Street is the home of iconic shops, includin...